2025-2026 Pharmacy Science Achievement Results

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Pass Rate on ADE Assessment

Industry Certifications

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Client Service Satisfaction Rate

Earned College Credit

Program Highlights

  • Prepare prescriptions by measuring, weighing, mixing, and compounding medications.
  • Work alongside and assist licensed pharmacists in retail, long-term care facilities, pharmaceutical manufacturers, insurance companies, and government agencies.
  • Deliver great customer service, manage inventory, and maintain the quality and purity of drugs.

Career Focus

  • The first step to becoming a pharmacy technician is to successfully complete the CAVIT one-year program. At the end of the program, it’s time to earn your certification by passing the exam. Finally, it’s time to update your resume, apply for, and land a pharmacy technician position and/or continue your post-secondary education and earn a pharmacist degree.

Listing of Instructional Topics

  • Pharmacology Basics – 70 Hours
  • Pharmacy Calculations – 65 Hours
  • Pharmacy Law, Regulations, and Ethics – 45 Hours
  • Community Pharmacy Operations – 50 Hours
  • Institutional and Advanced Pharmacy Practice – 45 Hours
  • Medical Terminology and Anatomy – 35 Hours
  • Insurance Billing and Customer Service – 30 Hours
  • National Exam Prep and Professional Skills – 20 Hours

Pharmacy Technician Entry Level Salary Range*

  • Hourly: $12.55-$17.98
  • Annual: $26,100-$35,350

*Source – Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wages

Related Career Pathways

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  • Inventory Manager
  • Mail Order Pharmacy
  • Nuclear Pharmacy Technician
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  • Patient Support Advocate
  • Pharmacy Cashier
  • Pharmacist